VanCleave's Science Fun

Your Guide to Science Projects, Fun Experiments, and Science Research

Meet Me At the Corner

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Each topic on this page has: 1. A link to a  “Meet Me at the Corner Video” about the topic. 2. A link to an index page where specific information can be found about the topic. Earthworms 1. Meet Me At the Corner-Earthworms 2. Earthworm Index Edison 1. Meet Me At the Corner: Edison 2. […]

Fishing Fun

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I am a mom, grandmother, and great grandmother– In my spare time I wrote 52 science books for kids. Now I squeeze in time to write this science web site. I also write articles for magazines. A parenting magazine asked me to provide them with  fun activities for very young kids. At the time, my […]

Seasons

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What causes seasons? At Earth’s equator, there is an equal amount of daylight and darkness each day of the year, while the amount of light and dark in other areas of Earth changes from day to day. The farther north or south you go from the equator, the greater the variation between the hours of […]

Teaching Science

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  Grace and I made a video about science fair projects.   Grace is interviewing me about  science fair projectss. Grace wasgiven a script to follow, which is one way kids can learn tohow to interview someone. After kids have practiced interviewing each other, they willbe ready to interview people outside the classroom. For example,kids […]

Butterfly Metamorphosis

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Metamorphosis is a series of changes. The metamorphosis of a butterfly (life cycle) can be modeled using a few craft items, including a paper plate, construction paper and other stuff shown in the diagram. Discover for Yourself 1. Draw and cut out a 6-inch circle from construction paper. (Color is optional). 2. Fold the paper […]

Math Books

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  20% Discount Code AFF20   Janice VanCleave’s Math for Every Kid: Easy Activities that Make Learning Math Fun   Janice VanCleave’s Geometry for Every Kid: Easy Activities that Make Learning Geometry Fun Children’s Science : Janice VanCleave’s Geometry for Every Kid: Easy Activities that Make Learning Geometry Fun   Janice VanCleave’s Play and Find […]

Science Resource Books

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  20% Discount Code AFF20     Janice VanCleave’s Scientists Through the Ages   Janice VanCleave’s Science Through the Ages   Janice VanCleave’s Science Around the Year   Janice VanCleave’s Science Experiment Sourcebook     Janice VanCleave’s Help! My Science Project Is Due Tomorrow! Easy Experiments You Can Do Overnight Children’s Science : Janice VanCleave’s […]

Collection of 202 Science Investigations

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This collection of science experiments gives you a taste of all the different science disciplines: Astronomy, Chemistry, Biology, Earth Science and Physics. Why does milk curdle?How can you clean up an oil slick?Why do bubbles escape from soda?What’s the best environment for worms? Explore the strange and sometimes slimy answers to these and other questions […]

Collection of 203 Science Investigations

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This collection of science experiments gives you a taste of all the different science disciplines: Astronomy, Chemistry, Biology, Earth Science and Physics. Why are Popsicles softer than ice? What makes bananas turn brown? How do whales use sound to “see”? Why does the Moon seem to change shape?   Figure out the answers for yourself […]

Collection of 204 Science Investigations

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This collection of science experiments gives you a taste of all the different science disciplines: Astronomy, Chemistry, Biology, Earth Science and Physics. Do bigger ears hear better?How do rocks change shape?How do tigers talk with their tails?Why does Venus rotate “backwards”? Discover the answers to these and many other weird and wild mysteries in astronomy, […]